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PMI PHL Suffixes
highlighted terms from page 108
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac -al | pertaining to ex: cardiac, neural |
| -algia | pain ex: neuralgia |
| -cyte | cell ex: erythrocyte |
| -ectomy | excision, removal ex: appendectomy |
| -emia | blood condition ex: anemia |
| -itis | inflammation ex: tonsillitis |
| -logist | specialist in the study of ex: cardiologist |
| -logy | study of ex: histology |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction ex: hemolysis |
| oma/onc | tumor ex: hepotoma |
| -pathy | disease ex: cardiomyopathy |
| -penia | deficiency ex: leukopenia |
| -rrhage | burst forth/excessive flow ex: hemorrhage |
| -statsis | stopping, controlling, standing ex: hemostasis |
| -tomy | cutting, incision ex: phlebotomy |
| -megaly | irregular enlargement |